Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma graduates its first class of Rescue Swimmers
The first class of Aviation Survival Technicians, graduated from Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Friday, August 12, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
PETALUMA, Calif. – The first class of aviation survival technicians, an occupation in the Coast Guard responsible for jumping from rescue helicopters and hoisting survivors from vessels in distress, graduated from Coast Guard Training Center...
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)
by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
“I took the injured woman first,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician (AST) at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), North Carolina. “We were doing fast-basket recoveries to the helicopter, but I had...
